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Rake

an implement having a head provided with teeth and a long handle projecting from the head in a direction transverse to that of the teeth and nearly perpendicular to the head.

Specific names indicate purposes or construction, as hay, stubble, barley, manure, horse, tilting, drag, etc. Hand rakes are of wood for hay or grain, and of metal for garden use. Horse rakes are of several kinds, some with, others without, wheels. In some the teeth are independent, so as to yield to obstacles without affecting the operation of other teeth. Also a small instrument, somewhat resembling a hoe, having a turneddown blade set at right angles to the handle, used by the croupier to collect the stakes on a gambling table.

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